MDS PREP
Which of the following is a common complication of chronic fundal (type 1) gastritis?
1) Pernicious anemia
2) Gastric ulcers
3) Gastric adenocarcinoma
4) Thyrotoxicosis
Pernicious anemia is a common complication of chronic fundal (type 1) gastritis due to the loss of intrinsic factor.
A disease which only affects the formation and eruption of tooth but does not cause hypoplasia is
1. Hypoparathyroidsm
2. Hyperthyroidism
3. Hyperpituitarism
4. Hypoadrenalism
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Hyperpituitarism affects the formation and eruption of teeth without causing hypoplasia.
Which of the following is the explanation for the laboratory findings in an alcoholic with chronic obstructive lung disease, secondary to cigarette smoking, of persistently lower serum levels than expected of theophylline which is being used as a bronchodilator, even though the drug is taken according to schedule?
1) Cirrhosis of the liver
2) Decreased absorption
3) Enhanced liver metabolism
4) Increased urinary clearance
General Pathology Answer: 3
Enhanced liver metabolism is the explanation for persistently lower serum levels of theophylline in an alcoholic with chronic obstructive lung disease.
Attrition is
1. The loss by wear of tooth substance resulting from tooth brushing
2. The loss by wear of tooth substance resulting from mastication and bruxism
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
Attrition is the loss of tooth substance resulting from mastication and bruxism.
Reticulocytosis is seen in -
1) Hemolytic anemia
2) Megaloblastic anemia
3) Aplastic anemia
4) Iron deficiency
General Pathology
Answer: 1
Reticulocytosis is commonly seen in hemolytic anemia, where there is increased production of red blood cells in response to anemia.
The histopathology of osteopetrosis shows
1. Endosteal bone formation and lack of normal bone resorption
2. Periosteal bone formation and lack of normal bone resorption
3. Presence of numerous osteoclasts and a few osteoblasts
4. None of the above
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
The histopathology of osteopetrosis shows endosteal bone formation and lack of normal bone resorption.
Letterer-Siwe disease is a disturbance of
1. Protein metabolism
2. Lipid metabolism
3. Mucopolysaccharide metabolism
4. Carbohydrate metabolism
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
Letterer-Siwe disease is a disturbance of lipid metabolism.
Mitotic delay is longer with
1. Smaller dose
2. Moderate dose
3. Large dose
4. A and B
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Mitotic delay is longer with a large dose of radiation.